What is the Least Common Multiple of 28842 and 28855?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 28842 and 28855 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 28842 and 28855, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(28842,28855) = 1
LCM(28842,28855) = ( 28842 × 28855) / 1
LCM(28842,28855) = 832235910 / 1
LCM(28842,28855) = 832235910

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 28842 and 28855 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 28842 and 28855. First we will calculate the prime factors of 28842 and 28855.

Prime Factorization of 28842

Prime Factorization of 28855

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 28842 and 28855.

LCM(28842,28855) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 23¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 199¹
LCM(28842,28855) = 832235910